Demographers Define a Population Projection As

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Multiple Choice

Demographers define a population projection as:

• A) The number of people who will comprise the population of an area at some future point in time according to mathematical equations based on current data.
• B) The number of people who will comprise the population of an area at some future point in time according to the assumptions about the next stage of the 1^st demographic transition.
• C) The number of people who will comprise the population of an area at some future point in time according to a set of assumptions about the demographic processes of fertility, mortality and migration.
• D) The number of people who will comprise the population of an area at some future point in time according to the assumptions of the Malthusian checks.
• E) The number of people who will comprise the population of an area at some future point in time according to the assumptions made by demographers and meteorologists.

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Definitions:

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